Garmin
Instinct 2X Solar
50 mm Instinct 2 with solar charging and a torch
- Longest battery life
The Instinct 2X Solar is the 50 mm member of the Instinct 2 family, with solar charging, a torch and multi-band GPS. Garmin rates it at up to 40 days in smartwatch mode before solar charging.
Key specifications
- Overall score
- 4.8 out of 10,Mid-rangeHow we score
- Case size
- length 50 mm, width 50 mm, height 14.5 mm
- Weight
- 67 g
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 40 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 27 h
- Display type
- Monochrome memory-in-pixel (MIP)
Full specification
Size and build
- Case size
- length 50 mm, width 50 mm, height 14.5 mm
- Weight
- 67 g
- Analogue hands
- No
- Water resistance depth
- 100 m
- Materials
- Fibre-reinforced polymer case, fibre-reinforced polymer bezel, silicone band
Battery and charging
- Battery life, smartwatch mode
- 40 days
- Battery life, multi-band GPS
- 27 h
- Solar charging
- Yes
Display
- Display type
- Monochrome memory-in-pixel (MIP)
- Display size
- 27 mm
- Touchscreen
- No
- Sapphire lens
- No
Navigation and connections
- Navigation to a set point
- Built-in GPS
- Multi-band GPS
- Yes
- Preloaded maps
- No
- Wi-Fi
- No
- Satellite messaging
- No
- LTE mobile connection
- No
Sensors
- Digital compass
- Yes
- Altimeter and barometer
- Yes
- Thermometer
- Yes
- Step counter
- Yes
- ECG app
- No
Smart features
- Built-in torch
- Yes
- Contactless payments
- Yes
- Music storage
- No
- Speaker and microphone
- No
- Dive computer (EN 13319)
- No
- Tactical features
- No
Variants
3 variants
010-02805-00Graphite- UK model code
010-02805-00- RRP
- £339.99
010-02805-01Flame red- Colour
- Flame Red
- UK model code
010-02805-01- RRP
- £339.99
010-02805-04Whitestone- UK model code
010-02805-04- RRP
- £299.99
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